"furfuraceous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin furfur (“bran”) + -aceous. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|furfur||bran}} Latin furfur (“bran”), {{suffix|en||aceous}} + -aceous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} furfuraceous (not comparable)
  1. Made of bran. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (made of bran): branny
    Sense id: en-furfuraceous-en-adj-vyR-lUyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -aceous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -aceous: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'made of bran': 91 9
  2. Resembling bran; having or characterised by small flakes that resemble bran or dandruff. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms (characterised by flakes): scurfy Synonyms (resembling bran): branlike, branny
    Sense id: en-furfuraceous-en-adj-~MTh84ZH Disambiguation of 'characterised by flakes': 38 62 Disambiguation of 'resembling bran': 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: furfuraceous cretinism [obsolete] [medicine, sciences], furfuraceous desquamation [medicine, sciences] Related terms: scurf

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